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bobbyd
08-14-2012, 01:38 PM
I have been thinking about getting an effect box to go with my mixer for a while - but for people who actually use the things - what are your favorites?

I have been leaning towards a Kaos Pad for a while, but I don't really know what else is out there. I would be using it with a xone:22 so I don't have a ton of control over the send/receive volumes

thanks in advance for the input...
Estacy
08-14-2012, 05:01 PM
Really all the effectors out there today:

EFX 500: easy to use, lots of effects. some sound a bit old and the sound quality is horrid when pushed a tad too far
EFX1000: lots of possibilities, great machine, bit expensive
RMX 1000: brand new, expensive but lots of features and a lovely isolator

Kaoss pad 3: lots and lots of effects, none of them really fantastic. difficult to get started with, impossible to master. its massive effects section gets in the way of usability.
bobbyd
08-14-2012, 05:39 PM
what about the miniKP? or the Kaos Quad?
Hausgeist
08-14-2012, 05:49 PM
I owned the kp3 for a while. While I liked it fairly well, but there were a lot of effects that I did not find useful. I also owned the efx-500 for a while. That was decent enough for basic effects, and it is easy to use.

Here is a good video of the KP Quad. I am thinking hard about picking up one of these. I never tried it, but it appears to be a scaled-down, more usable version of the kp3.

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bobbyd
08-14-2012, 10:22 PM
Great video review of that KP quad.
sin303
08-15-2012, 01:23 PM
I'm getting the RMX1000
bobbyd
08-15-2012, 02:42 PM
I don't know that I want to spend $800 on an effects processor. Wow, all that Pioneer stuff is pricey.

Any one use something like the Nano-Verb:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NanoVerb2/
DJ FUNK
08-22-2012, 09:06 PM
I just picked up an Electrix MO-FX...now if I could only figure out how to get sound outta this thing...
bobbyd
09-01-2012, 07:14 AM
Here is a demo video of the Mo-FX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YpIJijczE
Sounds pretty good, and looks great. I used to have the EQ killers from Electrix - they make some sweet stuff. Seems like you could get one of these for about $150 on ebay.
Good Call!